Sinkhole opens on NE 14th Street

Tuesday

Apr 2, 2013 at 7:06 PM

Parts of a busy Ocala roadway were temporarily closed to traffic Tuesday evening upon the discovery of a sinkhole.

By Austin L. MillerStaff writer

OCALA -- Parts of a busy Ocala roadway were temporarily closed to traffic Tuesday evening upon the discovery of a sinkhole, according to Ocala police officials.Lt. Billy Woods, a watch commander for the Ocala Police Department, said Tuesday an off-duty Department of Transportation official was driving on Northeast 14th Street when the hole was found.At 10 p.m. Tuesday, Lt. Corey Taylor, OPD's night watch commander, said the hole, located in the 1100 block of Northeast 14th Street, was the size of a manhole, was about 6 feet deep and had remained the same since it was discovered. Taylor said DOT officials decided to keep the lane closed, and they planned to test the area Wednesday morning before filling the hole with limerock.It's unknown what caused the sinkhole.